SPAIN EXPANDED EFFORTS TO COLONIZE “TEXAS” TIME PERIOD: LATE 1600’S TO EARLY 1700’S REASON: TO STRENGTHEN SPAIN'S CLAIM TO THE LAND 1691: SPAIN CREATES.
Race to Claim Texas Ch. 6 Sect. 1 & 2. Spain: 1 France: 0 Late 1600s to the early 1700s Spain made their move from Mexico and New MexicoLate 1600s to.
Spanish Missions in Texas Texas. Vocabulary Mission- Religious communities established by Spanish Catholics to convert Indians. Presidio- military outpost.
THE MISSION SYSTEM IN TEXAS. PURPOSE LaSalle’s expedition alerted the Spanish to French presence in Texas If Spain wanted to retain Texas lands, it needed.
